Shloka 31
Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)
न प्रबोध्यो5स्मि संसुप्त इत्युवाचाथ भार्गव: । संवाहितव्यौ मे पादौ जागृतव्यं च तेडनिशम्
na prabodhyo ’smi saṃsupta ity uvācātha bhārgavaḥ | saṃvāhitavyau me pādau jāgṛtavyaṃ ca te ’niśam ||
Da sprach der Bhārgava, Sohn des Bhṛgu, zu ihnen beiden: „Wenn ich schlafe, soll man mich nicht wecken. Meine Füße sind zu drücken, und ihr sollt ohne Unterlass wach bleiben.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined service (sevā) and obedience: one must carry out a rightful instruction with steadiness—maintaining vigilance and self-control—rather than prioritizing personal ease.
Bhīṣma narrates that the Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) instructs attendants not to wake him while he sleeps, to keep pressing his feet, and to stay awake continuously—setting a strict regimen of service and watchfulness.